Tuesday 27 March 2018

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 7 Birds in the Air

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's)  Block 19 Checkerboard
The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 
Block 7 Birds in the Air
Wow,  I think this Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's)  Block 7 Birds in the Air, has had the most pieces in it so far.  Forty in total.

Tuesday 20 March 2018

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 19 Checkerboard

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's)  Block 19 Checkerboard
The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 
Block 19 Checkerboard
These little chequerboard (or checkerboard) blocks look straightforward, but the number of triangles that go around the edge always amaze me. There are 25 pieces in the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's)  Block 19 Checkerboard, but it has the illusion of less.

It is good to be back to some regular blogging.  I realise why I enjoy blogging, it keeps me on track with a project.  

Wednesday 14 March 2018

Kim Diehl Half Square Triangle Cat Mat

Half Square Triangle quilt layout
Half Square Triangle quilt layout
In a change to the usual Farmer's Wife Sampler quilt blocks I have another little project to show you.  It is another mat for the cat, using up the left over half square triangles from last years 'Scrappy Challenge'.  You won't remember that because I haven't shown you yet.  I am interested in trying out different layouts for HST's and there were enough left over to make this mat.
Half Square Triangle quilt layout
Quilting Feathers
I also wanted to use the project to test my quilting skills.  For over a year I have been practising  drawing feathers, but did not have the courage to try it on an actual quilt.  The muscle memory you gain from drawing really does help and when I took to my machine, they came out naturally - what had I been waiting for!
Quilted Cat Mat - Kim Diehl fabrics
Quilted Cat Mat - Kim Diehl fabrics
The fabrics are the Kim Diehl leftovers from the Dear Jane quilt, which is still waiting to be quilted. Even with Dear Jane, my 2017 Scrappy Challenge and this small project, I still have plenty of fabric to make MANY more quilts.

Sunday 11 March 2018

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 97 Waste Not

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's)   Block 97 Waste Not
The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 
Block 97 Waste Not
Another block has been completed, largely thanks to getting stuck in three traffic jams on one journey this week.  This is Block 97, Waste Not. As I have mentioned in the comments before, I have been making these blocks at 4" instead of the usual 6" and I seem to spend most nights thinking about what layout I should use.
Bella Solids Fig Tree Bundle
Bella Solids Fig Tree Bundle
With so few pieces in each block I have been struggling to make them work, so I have invested in a Bella Solids Fat Quarter bundle which co-ordinates with all the Fig Tree fabrics I already have.  Let's hope this will move this project along more swiftly.

Sunday 4 March 2018

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) Block 6 Big Dipper

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's)  Block 6 Big Dipper
The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt (20's) 
Block 6 Big Dipper
I had a request for some of the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt blocks to be shown off in the snow that we have had in March this year.  We have had almost a foot of snow, the most since 2010. It has taken until today to actually have a block finished to show you, but here it is , Block 6 Big Dipper, sitting on the snow which is now rapidly melting as the temperature has resumed its normal level and sun is actually shining.
Suzi cat quilt
Suzi cat
There was also a request for photos of Suzi in the snow.  I think the expression on her face answers that question.  She has settled on the Allietare quilt for the past few days, just watching the white stuff come down in disgust.